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HB22-1255

Improve Higher Education For Students With A Disability

Concerning measures to improve postsecondary education outcomes for students with a disability.
Session:
2022 Regular Session
Subject:
Higher Education
Bill Summary

Beginning in 2024, the act requires the department of higher education (department) to submit, as a part of its annual "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing, data related to postsecondary outcomes for students with a disability. The department shall gather the data in collaboration with institutions of higher education (institutions).

The act creates the postsecondary services advisory committee (committee) in the department for the purpose of making recommendations to institutions and the general assembly concerning necessary services and best practices to improve successful outcomes for students with disabilities at institutions. The committee is required to complete and submit a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate by June 15, 2023, and June 14, 2024. The committee is repealed on June 30, 2024.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. M. Bradfield, Rep. D. Ortiz
Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. R. Zenzinger

Sponsor

Rep. C. Larson

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Benavidez, Rep. T. Bernett, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. Y. Caraveo, Rep. L. Cutter, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. H. McKean, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. D. Valdez, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young
Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. D. Coram, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. K. Donovan, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. D. Hisey, Sen. C. Holbert, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. B. Pettersen, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. B. Rankin, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. J. Smallwood, Sen. J. Sonnenberg, Sen. T. Story, Sen. F. Winter, Sen. R. Woodward